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Origin:
1525–35; < Latin factiōsus fond of doing, busy, of a company or party, equivalent to facti- (see faction1) + -ōsus -ous
1525–35; < Latin factiōsus fond of doing, busy, of a company or party, equivalent to facti- (see faction1) + -ōsus -ous
Related forms
fac·tious·ly, adverb
fac·tious·ness, noun
non·fac·tious, adjective
non·fac·tious·ly, adverb
non·fac·tious·ness, noun
EXPANDo·ver·fac·tious, adjective
o·ver·fac·tious·ly, adverb
o·ver·fac·tious·ness, noun
un·fac·tious, adjective
un·fac·tious·ly, adverb
COLLAPSECan be confused: 1. facetious, factious, factitious, fictional, fictitious; 2. factional, factious, fractious.
Synonyms
1. divisive, disputatious, mutinous, contentious.
1. divisive, disputatious, mutinous, contentious.
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Factiousness
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Word Origin & History
factious
1530s, from M.Fr. factieux, from L. factiosus "inclined to form parties," from factionem (see faction).
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